Musical Notes 10.28.23

• Meet Taylor Swiftkin, a 300 lb. pumpkin on which an Ohio artist painted Taylor Swift's face (BBCNews)
• Also in honor of Taylor, Sesame Street's Number of the Day on Friday: One thousand one hundred eighty nine (Instagram)
  
• A New Zealand town has been plagued by drivers blasting Celine Dion ballads in the middle of the night (Insider)
• Lady Gaga surprises U2 fans with a 16-minute performance (EntertainmentWeekly) 
• Halsey drops out of Danny Elfman's Hollywood Bowl Nightmare Before Christmas concert amid his sexual misconduct allegations (RollingStone)